So, yeah, there’s a new Man of Steel poster out. Looks like it’s getting into the plot a little bit. Just a tad. We also overanalyze the new Star Trek poster, because we’re nerds.

For those interested, here’s the whole poster:

For us, the more interesting implication here is that Superman is voluntarily submitting to arrest. Really, if he wants to leave, it’s not like handcuffs will slow him down any. Nor will the soldiers he’s surrounded by be able to do much more than get smacked silly and goggle at Superman twisting their guns into knots. We’re assuming he gets framed for something, maybe property destruction for crushing Jimmy’s signal watch, but we’ll know more, likely after The Hobbit hits theaters in a few weeks.

Now for Benedict Cumberbatch’s trenchcoat clad butt:

Clearly, somebody at Paramount is a Dark Knight Rises fan. That said, this would seem to indicate that the villain in this case really is Gary Mitchell instead of Khan, since Khan doesn’t usually cause destruction on this massive a scale (nor is he a Starfleet officer, which the vague official summary all but announced)

Whoever he is, he’s got the power to really trash the place, and we’ll be curious to see what we get when trailers start hitting.

Honestly? There’s a lack of good villains from the original series. TNG had a great run of enemies, but TOS pretty much had “Alien so powerful you think he’s a god” or “Alien who is really a stand-in for some sort of Cold War paranoia that isn’t really relevant to modern audiences.”

This could be an entirely new guy, though: They haven’t officially announced any character, and for all we know Mitchell is just Osama Bin White Guy.

I long for a realistic god-like villain. One with unparalleled powers but crippling arthritis. Or omnipotence over the domain of mankind with a shellfish allergy. How about a being who transcends life and death whom nobody takes seriously because his costume is a combination of plaids and solids.

I think a realistic godlike being who originally wanted all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace but later decided revenge against his enemies, a month-long orgasm, tax free 30 millions dollars per month, and all-encompassing power over every living being would be pretty cool.

I can’t wait for all the ‘Train Like Superman’ workouts to come out this summer. I’ll follow them for a month and a half, then say to myself ‘Oh wait I’m 5 foot 9, I’m never going to look like that’ and then eat a lot of ice cream. DAMN YOU DNA!